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Public Health Sector Organizations

Organizations that work on adaption in the public health sector are listed below.

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Public Health Institute

The Public Health Institute (PHI) is dedicated to promoting health, well-being, and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation, and around the world. It seeks to discover new research, strengthen key partnerships and programs, and advance sound health policies. PHI's Center for Climate Change and Health contributes to building healthy and climate-resilient communities with the right tools to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

 

 

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Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)

Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank. They inform public policy in California through independent, objective, nonpartisan research. PPIC has published a series of reports to address climate change in the state and for specific sectors, such as coastal, ecosystems, and public health, which have broader geographic applicability. .

 

 

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Puget Sound Sage

Puget Sound Sage is an organization led by majority women of color that seeks to improve the lives of all families, with a focus on serving the interests of low-income people, communities of color, immigrants, and refugees in the Puget Sound region of Washington State. In particular, Puget Sound Sage advocates for policy change at the local and regional level in Seattle, South King County, and North Pierce County. Puget Sound Sage combines strategic research, policy analysis, community organizing, and coalition-building to advance racial equity, stronger democracy, good jobs, a.

 

 

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Resources for the Future (RFF)

RFF's domestic adaptation program is focused on policy research, with the goal of developing effective federal, state, and local policy options aimed at adapting to the likely impacts of climate change.

 

 

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San Francisco Dept. of Public Health: Program on Health, Equity and Sustainability

The Program on Health, Equity and Sustainability is an inter-disciplinary team at the San Francisco (California) Department of Public Health that works in partnership with residents, public agencies and private organizations to advance healthy environments and social justice.

 

 

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The Heinz Center

The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, or the Heinz Center, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank dedicated to improving the scientific and economic foundation for environmental policy.

 

 

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UPROSE

Founded in 1966, the United Puerto Rican Organization of Sunset Park (UPROSE) is Brooklyn's oldest Latino community-based organization. An intergenerational, multi-racial, nationally recognized community organization, UPROSE promotes sustainability and resiliency in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood through community organizing, education, indigenous and youth leadership development, and cultural/artistic expression. UPROSE advocates to ensure meaningful community engagement, participatory community planning practices, and sustainable development with justice and governmental accountability.

 

 

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University of Southern California Program for Environmental and Regional Equity

Established in 2007, the University of Southern California (USC) Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) is a research unit situated within the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences. PERE conducts research and facilitates discussions on issues of environmental justice, regional inclusion, and social movement building.  PERE seeks to conduct research that is relevant to public policy concerns, that is rapidly responsive to the immediate needs of community partners, and that reaches directly-affected communities that most need to be engaged in the discussion.